For Hyra, 84 percent of likely voters don't know enough about him to form an opinion of
him.

"Virginians were just getting used to the idea that the Old Dominion was no longer that
tried-and-true, rock-solid Republican bastion that had been the case since the civil rights era of
the 1960s and was now a swing state. But as these poll numbers demonstrate, politics in
Virginia may be moving further leftward," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the
Quinnipiac University Poll.

"If Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam can keep his lead over Republican Ed Gillespie in the race
for governor, it won't be long before the state is considered part of the reliably Democratic Blue
Wall in the East."

"After all, the state has voted Democratic for president the last three times and reliably
Democratic in most statewide elections over the past decade," Brown added.

"Moreover, Republican President Donald Trump is deeply unpopular while Democratic
Gov. Terry McAuliffe is popular. Of course, a come from behind victory by Gillespie would
throw a monkey wrench in the Blue Wall talk. At this point, the 3 percent showing by
Libertarian Cliff Hyra is not enough to make much of a difference in the race unless Gillespie
stages a rally."

For 27 percent of Virginia likely voters, the economy is the most important issue in
deciding how they will vote for governor. Another 21 percent cite health care, as 12 percent list
education, 11 percent say taxes and 10 percent say immigration.
Approval for President Trump, Gov. McAuliffe, U.S. Senators

From September 14 - 18, Quinnipiac University surveyed 850 Virginia likely voters with
a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call
landlines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys nationwide, and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida,
Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research.

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1. If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Ralph Northam the Democrat, Ed Gillespie the Republican, and Cliff Hyra the Libertarian, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Ralph Northam the Democrat, Ed Gillespie the Republican or Cliff Hyra the Libertarian?